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AE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 6/19/22 – 6/25/22
View PDF Version THE WEEK IN REVIEW: June 19 – June 25 Finally! A positive week for markets After finishing down in the past 10 of 11 weeks, markets finally showed signs of life last week. A sharp rally helped boost the S&P 500 out of bear market territory, while the Dow added more than…
Read MoreAE Wealth Management: Shrinking Savings | Blog
Download printable version here Americans are saving less and spending more — on plastic. Personal savings rates are dropping, while consumer debt is on the rise. What could this mean for the U.S. economy in the second half of the year? Overview After experiencing robust growth in 2021, the U.S. economy began to falter in…
Read MoreAE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 6/12/22 – 6/18/22
View PDF Version THE WEEK IN REVIEW: June 12 – June 18 The Fed disappoints – again The markets had another rough week, but the news last week was all about the Federal Reserve meeting. After the red-hot Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Producer Price Index (PPI) readings, it was leaked the Fed would move…
Read MoreAE Wealth Management: Market Minute | 6/17/22
Download printable version here Interest rates spike, markets rally The Fed met on Tuesday and Wednesday. Expectations last week were for it to raise rates another 50 basis points (bps) and for the Fed Funds rate to rise to 1.25%, but over the weekend it was leaked that the Fed would rise by 75 basis…
Read MoreAE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 6/5/22 – 6/11/22
View PDF Version THE WEEK IN REVIEW: June 5 – June 11 Inflation gets worse The Consumer Price Index (CPI) climbed back to 8.6% after dipping to 8.3% in May, setting a new 40-year high. (The previous recent high was 8.5% in March.) So much for peaking inflation; it seems we’re heading in the wrong…
Read MoreAE Wealth Management: Opportunity in Electric Vehicles | Blog
Download PDF Version Here The average retail price of gasoline in the U.S. hit $4.70 on May 23.1 Will the rising cost of gas be a boon for electric vehicle manufacturers and retailers? Overview After cratering to $13.78 per barrel in the early days of the pandemic, oil prices skyrocketed to over $100 per…
Read MoreAE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 5/29/22 – 6/4/22
View PDF Version Strong jobs report leaves Fed with no reason to pause its plans When strong jobs growth is bad for markets There are plenty of open jobs — but job growth is slowing. Last Friday’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) situation showed that job growth is still there. We added 390,000 new jobs…
Read MoreAE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 5/22/22 – 5/28/22
View PDF Version Markets end their 8-week losing streak Is the losing over for markets? After nearly two months of down weeks, the S&P 500 and the Dow rallied last week, just managing to avoid bear territory. Two solid days of gains helped markets recoup some of the losses, but both indices remain…
Read MoreAE Wealth Management: How the Fed Funds Rate Impacts U.S. Consumers | Blog
Download PDF Version Here In May, the Fed raised interest rates for the second time in two months. Could we see more aggressive rate raises in the near future — and how will they impact investors? Overview After keeping the federal funds rate near zero for the better part of two years, the Federal Reserve…
Read MoreAE Wealth Management: Weekly Market Insights | 5/15/22 – 5/21/22
View PDF Version Markets drop for the 8th consecutive week Entering the lair o’ the bear Although earnings season is ending, there were some pretty prominent firms reporting last week that concerned the markets. Home Depot posted some solid earnings, leading to the only decent day last week. But the Home Depot report was bookended…
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